Trim-a-Tree - Easy Christmas Game Idea!

Space Trees are about 1 1/2 - 2 ft Apart for this Game! 

Colorful Cones Keep the Hat Trees "Standing"!

TRIM A TREE CHRISTMAS GAME - SETUP & DIRECTIONS

A short Carnival Savers video/gif shows four small Christmas trees in a row and hoops tossed over them.

Supplies for Trim-a-Tree Christmas Game:

4 Mini Christmas Trees - We used felt Christmas Tree Hats - (sold below)
4 Plastic Cones (to keep trees standing upright) - (sold below)
4 or more Large Plastic Rings (sold below)
Stand Behind Lines (you can use cones, tape, or a pool noodle cut in half and taped down)
Carnival Sign & Ticket Box
Consolation, Middle, and Top Prizes (we show some fantastic Christmas Themed Prize Ideas below)

Game Setup:

Your volunteers will love how easy this game is to set up and play! Place each tree hat on a plastic cone and line them up as shown in our photo.

This is a fantastic last-minute Christmas Carnival Game as it is easy to set up and takes up a good-sized area (like a parking space) to play. This is one of those carnival games that would be simple for everyone to win, but each tree gets harder to hoop.

When lining up your trees, they should be about 1 1/2 - 2 feet between each tree to make the game sufficiently difficult and allow room for the hula hoops to land.

How to Play the Trim-a-Tree Carnival Game:

Players are given four small hula hoops, hoping to hoop each tree once!

This game allows two main ways to reward your prizes - you pick the best for your carnival!

#1. Total Number of Trees "Trimmed":

You can give a prize that coordinates to each Tree that is "hooped" or you can give prizes based on the number of Trees "hooped"

0 - 1 Trees Hooped = Consolation Prize
2 - 3 Trees Hooped = Medium Prize
All 4 Trees Hooped = Top Prize

#2. Each Tree Coordinates to a Prize:

With this prize method, you will need 4 buckets or containers to place 1 prize that coordinates with each tree hooped.

Of course, you will be passing out many prizes, so make sure the first two buckets that coordinate with the closest trees have inexpensive prizes like a small piece of candy or a cheap toy.

Tree number 3 can have a medium prize, and the fourth tree will have the top prize, possibly a small stuffed animal. As we have found in every case, the stuffed animal prizes are a favorite!

Additional Hints & Tips:

This is a fantastic last-minute Christmas Carnival Game as it is easy to set up and takes up a good-sized area (like a parking space) to play. This is one of those carnival games that would be simple for everyone to win; however, each tree gets harder to hoop!

Note: For younger children, you may give them one extra ring for tossing to help them have a chance to win at this game, too!

If you are short on time and need this game ASAP, feel free to use Mini Trees (For Example, Mini Potted Rosemary Christmas Trees from the grocery store) and small hula hoops to play the game. When the carnival is over, you can give out the mini trees to volunteers or put all the names of the top winners in a bucket and draw out four folks to take home the mini trees!